Yielding sling for hammocks.



Nu. 654,9I0. Y Patented July 3|, I900.

L. w. MOORE.

YIELDING SLING FOB HAMMOGKS.

(Application filed May a, 1900.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LANGDON WASHINGTON MOORE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANKTHOMPSON, WEST SWANZEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Y IELOING S ..|NG FOR HAMMOCKS.

ernormcarron forming part of Letters Patent No. 654, 1 J ly 1900-Application filed May 3,

To 60% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LANGDQN WASHINGTON-- MOORE, of Boston, in the county'of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Yielding, Slings for Hammocks, of which the following isa specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, inwhich= I Figure 1 is a front elevation of my new sling. sling.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and cheap sling fora hammock, one

which will be yielding, and thereby contrib-'.

Fig. 2"isa side elevation of my new i'soo, $erlal No.15,304| (N0 model.)

its lower extremity, which book f enga es the ordinary eye, loop, orthimble with whlch the extremities of a hammock are provided. The upperside of the member e is provided with holes 9 g g, into which the lowerends of the spiral springs d d d hook. I

My sling is simple, cheap, and efficient for its purpose, and it givesto the hammock the easy restful swinging motion so much desired.

What I claim is- In a yielding sling for hammocks, an upper member ahaving an eye I) for the attachment of a tie-rope, and three aperturesc, c, c for the attachment of springs, in combination with a lowermember e having ahookfat its lower extremity, three apertures g, g, gfor the attachment of springs, and interposed springs 01, d, d, allsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May,1900.

It, WASHINGTON MOORE; Witnesses:

H. M. KELSO, JAMES HAMILTON.

